such as Germany and other countries as well? In World War One there were many side actions that took place and had an influence in the war. One these actions was propaganda in several European nations‚ in which it was used to persuade the people of its countries. Propaganda was used through cartoons‚ posters‚ and billboards. Propaganda was viewed as having a big effect in the homeland; it helped recruit men for the army and persuade women to help out in protecting and working in the homeland. Some
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The First World War‚ was a global war centred in Europe that began on July 28 1914 and lasted until the 11th of November in 1918. More than 9 million soldiers were killed. It was one of the deadliest conflicts in history‚ paving the way for major political changes‚ including revolutions in many of the nations involved. None of this though would have never happened if not for the ideologies of the 19th century.With nationalism‚ militarism and alliances came pride‚ fear and chaos which eventually
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In the beginning‚ the common belief was the war would be over by Christmas and people believed their side would win. Because of these beliefs‚ many young men enlisted in the war‚ yet once they experienced war‚ their optimism quickly diminished. Meanwhile‚ the common people remained positive because they didn’t comprehend the true terrors of the war. Although the citizens faced many hardships similar to the soldiers‚ the overall effects were significantly different than the soldiers because they did
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from the war‚ America tried to broker peace between the allies and the axis‚ the war was in Europe; America did not need to get involved. On May 7th 1915‚ German U-boats‚ patrolling in the Atlantic Ocean‚ fired torpedos at the British passenger ship Lusitania sinking her in 20 minutes. 128 Americans were killed. Woodrow Wilson‚ demanded that Germany stop attacking passenger ships‚ and declared that America was too proud to fight. Wilson also tried to mediate a compromise settlement but failed
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The NATO bombing of Yugoslavia was NATO’s military operation against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia during the Kosovo War. The strikes lasted from March 24‚ 1999 to June 10‚ 1999. The official NATO operation code name was Operation Allied Force; the United States called it Operation Noble Anvil‚ while in Yugoslavia the operation was named "Merciful Angel”. The more common name for the events in Serbia‚ still used in historical records‚ is "NATO aggression”. The NATO bombing marked the second
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How significant was the impact of WW1 in causing the February 1917 revolution? On the 27th of February 1917‚ Nicholas II received a telegraph. Rodzianko‚ the President of the Duma‚ was trying to urge him into action‚ stating “any procrastination is fatal”‚ the situation was moving into “a state of anarchy” and “the government is paralysed”. The grave circumstances included a break-down in the transportation system and the supply of necessities‚ fuel and food. Sporadic firing plagued the streets
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Germans introduced the use chemical gasses as an weapon in war. Poison gas was the most feared out of all technology weapons in WW1. The gasses could burn skin‚ blind‚ or destroy your lungs if you happen to breathed in. Back then they had crude face masks to protect people in war from the poisonous gas floating in the air. Poison gas was easier during WW1 all they had to do was throw the poisonous gas bomb. “ A poison gas attack meant soldiers having to put on crude gas masks
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and P&G was quickly losing market share to Kimberly Clark and Johnson & Johnson. After missed earnings P&G’s stock price fell from $59.18 to $26.50 between January 2000 and March 2000 (PG). Upset‚ the board of directors pressured then CEO Durk Jager to resign after a lack luster attempt at turning P&G around and replaced him A.G Lafley‚ an unproven CEO‚ whom analysts felt lacked the experience to give P&G a much needed clean up (Lafley‚ 2003). Before Lafley took over for Jager‚ P&G was stretched
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German States/Empire‚ the Triple Alliance‚ the Franco-Russian Alliance‚ and the Triple Entente proved that war amongst these countries was eminent. * The Naval Race: In 1898‚ the Germans began building a navy that challenged Britain’s dominance over naval affairs. These two countries engaged in an arms race in the early 1900’s building warships. The HMS Dreadnaught was built during this arms race. * The Balkan Crisis: In the late 1800’s an immense amount of nationalism and self determination swept
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a growing rate of militarism‚ which was accompanied by an arms race. Also imperialism‚ as economics and fighting for colonies among the European nations were prevalent. Alliances such as The Triple Alliance and The Triple Entente also started the war along side nationalism. The effects of the war included 8.5 million deaths just from soldiers‚ 16.1 million in total‚ higher taxes‚ rationing of food and other products‚ a propaganda war‚ and famine. Germany was blamed for the war so they owed millions
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